The Blackwell Museum houses a fascinating illustrated article on horn books which were a paper saving format made for children to use. Paper was covered with a thin piece of cows horn which was transparent. These books were actually used and the article covers how they were made.
I have just discovered Barb Lawrence of Woof Nanny has also joined in the bags of fun challenge and by the way she has a fantastic blog. It went straight into my sidebar! Barb quilts, sews and crafts. She is also a natural hunter and gatherer and she posts information …
That deadline of Novemeber 8th seems to be getting closer and closer. So last night I was stitching on my bag. We have a new bags of fun participant Dana Summers has joined the Bags of fun challenge also I have spotted Julie Zaccone Stiller of High fiber content has …
Kathie Baumgardner is organising a tribute to the survivors of hurricane Katrina from cross stitchers. Kathie Baumgardner coordinates S.T.I.T.C.H. (Stitchers, Through Internet, Touch, Care, Heal) and this project is titled Hurricane Katrina Quilt Project. The aim is to create 3 quilts, one for each state affected by Katrina with the …
Just a brief pointer to the historical needlework resources site as it provides an excellent illustrated article on Goldwork including Or Nue or shaded gold.
Lesley Riley’s site LaLasLand features her quilts, dolls, collages and mixed media. Do take time to investigate Riley’s “fragments” series as they are small textile collages. Riley describes them as “My Fragment series came about as a result of having lots of ideas and little time. I started creating small …
The Thread Project: One World, One Cloth. looks like a neat online project. Terry Helwig has been asking people to send a piece of ribbon, hemp, string, or other fibre to be joined together and woven into seven cloths which “celebrate the boldness of our cultural diversity and the unity …
